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this is our civilty that we would like to keep at the board of education. so these two speakers that are going to come up, i believe, and sign up lori more and anna sevister. >> >> okay. my name is lori moore, you have all heard from me for weeks with e-mails and calls that you ignored. over an actual bullying situation, so i find it hilarious that you would waste your time trying to pass something when you won't actually do anything. you sent a bunch of kids to see the movie bully, and i am not going to honor your request about not mentioning names because when people tweet publicly it is available to all of us. i am a lawyer, my husband is a lawyer, he is an expert in this issue. so anyone can go on to twitter and hear what these kids have said. ... >> i am sorry i requested that you don't use names. >> can you please honor it? >> okay. i mean, that is just more censorship and ignorance. one of the girls twited, dude, know what the principal wants me to watch, the movie bully that is what my field trip is, laughing out loud and her name is madam buns. she
this is our civilty that we would like to keep at the board of education. so these two speakers that are going to come up, i believe, and sign up lori more and anna sevister. >> >> okay. my name is lori moore, you have all heard from me for weeks with e-mails and calls that you ignored. over an actual bullying situation, so i find it hilarious that you would waste your time trying to pass something when you won't actually do anything. you sent a bunch of kids to see the movie bully,...
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we need to make sure that we invest in education. education is the way that we grow our economy. and it is the way that we grow our jobs and to make sure that we invest in all of the future. i was an investment. >> california invested in me and my education. >> mr. bryer, how do we get that great reputation back for great education. >> the first thing is that i agree that we have to fund our schools, first and foremost, that is not enough. we have to improve our school system and my grandfather actually one of the first people that i was told to originate the education code he would be turning over in his grave to see that it was 5,000 pages more than any other state, texas is next with 3,000. we have to have sacramento stop from tying up our schools from making decisions and i think that we have to encourage good teachers and career paths and higher compensations because there are great, talented teachers. we have to have 100 percent transparency in budget and have the schools that are funded. funding so complicated that no one can explain it simply. we have to do a host of meas
we need to make sure that we invest in education. education is the way that we grow our economy. and it is the way that we grow our jobs and to make sure that we invest in all of the future. i was an investment. >> california invested in me and my education. >> mr. bryer, how do we get that great reputation back for great education. >> the first thing is that i agree that we have to fund our schools, first and foremost, that is not enough. we have to improve our school system...
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board of education. my grandmother and her sisters realized early on that education was important for their survival. their unshakeable persistence and unflinching sacrifice led them to better lives. not only did they had -- have to do with racism but the belief that a woman's place was in the home and in this case on the farm doing the chores like cooking, cleaning, milking the cow and cutting wood. this is the 1930's. you have to cut wood for everything. as i mentioned earlier prince edward county was not interested in educating colored children but my grandmother and her sisters were persistent and found a school in the neighboring county of appomattox which was down the street from the courthouse where general robert e. lee surrendered to general ulysses s. grant that ended the civil war. once they found that school that had the next calabash task of convincing their father they should go to school. and the way they convinced him was by saying we will take care of the chores on the farm. we will do t
board of education. my grandmother and her sisters realized early on that education was important for their survival. their unshakeable persistence and unflinching sacrifice led them to better lives. not only did they had -- have to do with racism but the belief that a woman's place was in the home and in this case on the farm doing the chores like cooking, cleaning, milking the cow and cutting wood. this is the 1930's. you have to cut wood for everything. as i mentioned earlier prince edward...
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(speaking cantonese) >> good evening the regular meeting the board of education of the school district is now called to order. role please. (calling names) thank you. please join me in the pledge of allegiance okay. approval the board minutes there are none together now item b the superintendent report >> thank you president norton good evening everyone. in case you haven't noticed we're less than three weeks away from our end of our school year. in particular i was particularly proud last week that tavern appreciation week was here and we honored our award recipients. as you know all of us in san francisco said thank you to all our students. the celebration of our work of our teachers can't be confined to a week but we're proud to work alongside the teachers to educate our teachers. we are were on may significant we honored our teachers at the at&t san francisco giants home game. we were extremely proud of our teachers who wore their jerseys and we had them recognized before the crowd. this week we'll be honoring our principle award folks. but i'd like to name the names the teachers a
(speaking cantonese) >> good evening the regular meeting the board of education of the school district is now called to order. role please. (calling names) thank you. please join me in the pledge of allegiance okay. approval the board minutes there are none together now item b the superintendent report >> thank you president norton good evening everyone. in case you haven't noticed we're less than three weeks away from our end of our school year. in particular i was particularly...
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united educators? association of chinese teachers? the alliance of black school educators? the latin american teachers association? the organization of filipino educators and employees. ok. what i would like to do is have students scholarships and awards announcements at this time. i will call each group one at a time. the first group is the united administrators of san francisco. this is the part of the year, once a year, when we have different organizations come before the board meeting and present their scholars. this is one of the few opportunities where we get to see our scholars gathered in one room for the evening. >> good evening. i am one of the executive directors of the united administrators of san francisco. this is the other executive director and all present. united administrators of san francisco gives 4 $2,000 scholarships to students who apply to us. they write an essay about why they want to be in the helping professions. we hope that they will be teachers or social workers or something that is going to help out people. we have a committee that reads the s
united educators? association of chinese teachers? the alliance of black school educators? the latin american teachers association? the organization of filipino educators and employees. ok. what i would like to do is have students scholarships and awards announcements at this time. i will call each group one at a time. the first group is the united administrators of san francisco. this is the part of the year, once a year, when we have different organizations come before the board meeting and...
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board of education. dr. moses is with us. commissioner linda richardson is with us also. one of the things that is significant -- i mentioned that reverend dyson is the first woman ordained in the baptist church in san francisco, in 1982. it is also very significant that this year -- we should also be aware this is the 160th anniversary of three of the leading religious institutions in the african american community. the zion church, of bethel, and third baptist will all be celebrating their 160th anniversary this year. these churches were established two years after san francisco was established. thank you for joining us. [applause] the other thing i would like to speak briefly on is the fact that we celebrate black history month annually. black history month was started under the auspices of the association for the study of african american life and history. it was designed as a time when we highlight the contributions and roll african americans have played in society in general, and the world at large
board of education. dr. moses is with us. commissioner linda richardson is with us also. one of the things that is significant -- i mentioned that reverend dyson is the first woman ordained in the baptist church in san francisco, in 1982. it is also very significant that this year -- we should also be aware this is the 160th anniversary of three of the leading religious institutions in the african american community. the zion church, of bethel, and third baptist will all be celebrating their...
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i was not really interested in education because i did not really want to learn the said education line that they were trying to teach me. i wanted to learn my own things. my own culture. o high school. once i hit college, i realized i could learn about almost anything, and i feel that if we were to provide diverse class is early on in elementary school, kids could get more interested and, hopefully, stay in school. >> i put that we should fund more organizations that help teen parents get the necessities they need if they cannot afford it so the children grow up with all the things that they need and they will not have to result to negativity because they grew up wrong. the mine is with regards to juvenile justice and juvenile probation. i feel like they are a factor in is not just regular individuals. i feel there po -- their po's should help guide them think and help them figure out what there is to do in their community. rather than just making sure they are home or making sure they are at school because that is not doing anything other than making it seem like they are the police,
i was not really interested in education because i did not really want to learn the said education line that they were trying to teach me. i wanted to learn my own things. my own culture. o high school. once i hit college, i realized i could learn about almost anything, and i feel that if we were to provide diverse class is early on in elementary school, kids could get more interested and, hopefully, stay in school. >> i put that we should fund more organizations that help teen parents...
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i mother was the first to obtain a college degree and went on to an education in education that lasted for decades. my work ethic was derived from her. when you are the daughter of a teacher and administrator i had a front row seat to watching a woman at work in the classroom. most of all, i would -- i truly mean this and the gravity of this hit me last week when i was before commission -- rules committee. i'm humbled and thankful for the many african-american women here who have paved the way for me, naomi kelly. supervisor kennedy who is here in the audience with us. supervisor doris war. attorney-general harris. judge terry jackson. amelia ward. i am thankful to this woman who embraced me when i started my professional career in san francisco. glendower richardson, carol tatum, and so many of you are here in this audience and i am grateful for my contemporaries who are my sisters and rock. from supervisor malia cohen, karen roy, and lindon. i have found my place here and i have mentioned, i began my career here in 1996 with mayer brown. i realized then in my 20's that i needed to pu
i mother was the first to obtain a college degree and went on to an education in education that lasted for decades. my work ethic was derived from her. when you are the daughter of a teacher and administrator i had a front row seat to watching a woman at work in the classroom. most of all, i would -- i truly mean this and the gravity of this hit me last week when i was before commission -- rules committee. i'm humbled and thankful for the many african-american women here who have paved the way...
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she came here with no college education. during her first week, she was visiting the gross restore in the maze of all the things you can buy the grocery store. she came across a can that have a picture -- had a picture of a drumstick. she thought, amazing. you can buy chicken in a can. she opened it up and discovered it was crisco. [laughter] and it just shows how far we have come home and how far -- how much i owe to my mom and my dad. it is a great time to remind all of us that our success is dependent on our parents and grandparents. i am from minneapolis, have been here for two days and i was told it is always sunny and 75. i will be back soon. i am a director for merchandising at target. i am part of the team that pulls together what you see on the shelf, is a fun job. i have a sponsor for the asian business council. we have about 1500 team members that are of asian descent. our group focuses on two things. how do we help ensure that the asian team members leave -- reach their potential and have success in their careers
she came here with no college education. during her first week, she was visiting the gross restore in the maze of all the things you can buy the grocery store. she came across a can that have a picture -- had a picture of a drumstick. she thought, amazing. you can buy chicken in a can. she opened it up and discovered it was crisco. [laughter] and it just shows how far we have come home and how far -- how much i owe to my mom and my dad. it is a great time to remind all of us that our success is...
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why is girls education so important? i've gone to the extent now where i say you can drop bombs and build roads or put in electricity but until the girls are implicated, society won't change. several global studies show if you educate a girl to fifth grade level it does three things. reduce infant mortality, population explosion reduction and improve the quality of life and health. if your interested you can look up a guy called, well he wrote a book called development is freedom. it's a fat book. in the 60's another writer had the very foresite to see that girls education would be a process to bring about stabilization of population. he wrote a book called the poverty curve and jeffery sacks wrote the end of poverty in bangladesh a great example, they introduced 35 years ago to do a campaign to get all women and men or boys literate. it was 22% and today it's more than 75 percent if you look at a demographic curve with the population, you can see it's just starting to reach an apex in bangladesh. they're way ahead of in
why is girls education so important? i've gone to the extent now where i say you can drop bombs and build roads or put in electricity but until the girls are implicated, society won't change. several global studies show if you educate a girl to fifth grade level it does three things. reduce infant mortality, population explosion reduction and improve the quality of life and health. if your interested you can look up a guy called, well he wrote a book called development is freedom. it's a fat...
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i am pleased to represent our company on hispanic education. i want to add my greetings to those who have heard from this evening. we haven't been in ball for nearly five years -- we have been involved for nearly five years. each year our partnership has grown. we provide strong foundations for hundreds of school districts are broaround the country. for those of you who do not know how earmarkaeromakrrk, we work e educational systems to deliver mutually determined quality and excellence that greatly impacts each school district's achievement of goals for the students and communities. we take seriously our commitment to help create nutritious, state, and clean up learning environments. community engagement is an important part of what we bring to public/private partnerships. it is part of why we believe strongly in supporting education associations like this that provide a wealth of resources for its membership. for instance, we partner to develop a white paper on confronting the growing epidemic of childhood obesity, which as we know effects ch
i am pleased to represent our company on hispanic education. i want to add my greetings to those who have heard from this evening. we haven't been in ball for nearly five years -- we have been involved for nearly five years. each year our partnership has grown. we provide strong foundations for hundreds of school districts are broaround the country. for those of you who do not know how earmarkaeromakrrk, we work e educational systems to deliver mutually determined quality and excellence that...
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the members of the board of education, our superintendent's office and the indian education program that this could be implemented inese r every schol throughout the district. thank you. >> thank you. item k, advisory committee reports and appointments to advisory committee by the board members. any appointment by board members? megan. >> i'd like to appoint aib rel tal ina for the -- commission. >> did you get that? thank you. any other appointments? item l, special order of@?ñ? business. okay.zéçy;8'x just for public hearings and adoptions. i now call the public hearing and adoption between the tentative agreement between the district and united administrators of san francisco. is there a motion and a second on the agreement? >> reading of the recommendation by superintendent or designee tom ruiz. >> the requested action for this is the board of education conducts the public hearing and the related public disclosure documented. i'd like to thank bothqs÷s]y bargaining teams from uasf andz the district for promoting this agreementy0$[qqv. i believe we have some speakers also. >> g
the members of the board of education, our superintendent's office and the indian education program that this could be implemented inese r every schol throughout the district. thank you. >> thank you. item k, advisory committee reports and appointments to advisory committee by the board members. any appointment by board members? megan. >> i'd like to appoint aib rel tal ina for the -- commission. >> did you get that? thank you. any other appointments? item l, special order...
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engaged in events in education. the criteria is described in the program, i want go through it here. it is important for us to recognize community leaders with a commitment to the educational needs of our community to ensure that the next generation of pacific and asian americans are here to address the concerns. the finalists in the community leadership category are -- program director of asian american community for education. soca mao, the juvenile justice prevention commissioner. and steve no. their achievements are detailed in your program. all three are very deserving of this award, and the judges have had a hard time selecting just one winner. the recipient of the 2012 apa heritage award it is emelin. if you could please join us on stage? she is the project director of the asian-american communities for education program, administered by the japanese community youth council. she is an immigrant from the philippines. she is a first-generation college graduate of uc- berkeley, and went on to receive a master's
engaged in events in education. the criteria is described in the program, i want go through it here. it is important for us to recognize community leaders with a commitment to the educational needs of our community to ensure that the next generation of pacific and asian americans are here to address the concerns. the finalists in the community leadership category are -- program director of asian american community for education. soca mao, the juvenile justice prevention commissioner. and steve...
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engaged in events in education. the criteria is described in the program, i want go through it here. it is important for us to recognize community leaders with a commitment to the educational neof
engaged in events in education. the criteria is described in the program, i want go through it here. it is important for us to recognize community leaders with a commitment to the educational neof
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this is the power of education. so thank you sheriff hennessy for starting this program and being such a champion of this program. it really is -- it is one of the things i'm very proud of that we have helped to do in san francisco. >> commissioner yi and commissioner winn? >> i know some of the other commissioners have had the chance to go visit some of the facilities. did this several years ago and i was completely sold. it was just an amazing -- one of the most amazing trips i've had going into something that was not expecting to happen. it was -- even though it was a short visit, every classroom, the students in there, were so attentive and so -- how do you say appreciative of what they were learning. i spoke to them. i said why are you doing this? they said you know, what we're doing, we're learning how the read and how to write and do math and actually, what we're learning today is how to balance our checking account. checkbooks and stuff. it is more practical in nature. so i -- i can't say enough about it. if
this is the power of education. so thank you sheriff hennessy for starting this program and being such a champion of this program. it really is -- it is one of the things i'm very proud of that we have helped to do in san francisco. >> commissioner yi and commissioner winn? >> i know some of the other commissioners have had the chance to go visit some of the facilities. did this several years ago and i was completely sold. it was just an amazing -- one of the most amazing trips i've...
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history as well as civil and human rights, education. the stories encourage and the japanese americans during world war 2, needs to be learned by the next generation and education is the key. if my father were here he would say and don't be afraid to speak up. thank you. >> thank you commissioners. all right, we have another, relevant it is not... it is a recognition and a appreciation from vice president fewer, would you like to introduce this next item mes? >> yes. >> we have a guest, our fire chief miss joanna haze white is in the audience >> and she is generating the walks, i mean the fire...; is that correct?? >> chief, yes, so perhaps if you would like to come to the podium and tell us a little bit about it, thank you very much and this is a donation to every single one of her elementary schools. >> good evening, president norton and members of the school board it is an honor to be here. i know many of you you wanted to thank you for your service and what you do for the school district here in san francisco. i am the chief of the s
history as well as civil and human rights, education. the stories encourage and the japanese americans during world war 2, needs to be learned by the next generation and education is the key. if my father were here he would say and don't be afraid to speak up. thank you. >> thank you commissioners. all right, we have another, relevant it is not... it is a recognition and a appreciation from vice president fewer, would you like to introduce this next item mes? >> yes. >> we...
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i am doing, as much as can i can regard to plants and educating. i take classes at the garden, enrichment classes that ch are
i am doing, as much as can i can regard to plants and educating. i take classes at the garden, enrichment classes that ch are
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we're nonprofit and we do both education and advocacy and on the education end we develop be curriculum and the curriculum is used widely across the country. it's in every state in the country and in canada and 70 countries around the world and programs we're familiar with is second step and i am hearing some nods and we have a
we're nonprofit and we do both education and advocacy and on the education end we develop be curriculum and the curriculum is used widely across the country. it's in every state in the country and in canada and 70 countries around the world and programs we're familiar with is second step and i am hearing some nods and we have a
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i hope that we can have more funding for education. also, i hope that education can be configured for more student release. some students need to focus on studying, and some other students need more advanced placement classes, i hope that educated students can meet the specific needs of educated students. >> i think the barrier that refers to youth is the environment you live in, the community you grow up in, and the lack of support from, i would say, a leader figure. talking about a teacher, mother, big brother, friend, someone you can look up to. lack of support from them, just the environment you grow up in. a lot of environments that youth are growing up in now are not what it should be. >> i would say huge barrier would be gender orientation discrimination. there should be more culturally competent training for youth service providers. anyone who works with youth should be adequately trained in order for there to be a better overall community. >> i would say adequate schooling in the juvenile justice system. with teachers also bei
i hope that we can have more funding for education. also, i hope that education can be configured for more student release. some students need to focus on studying, and some other students need more advanced placement classes, i hope that educated students can meet the specific needs of educated students. >> i think the barrier that refers to youth is the environment you live in, the community you grow up in, and the lack of support from, i would say, a leader figure. talking about a...
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the higher education a women has the more likely her son is to go on with education rather than getting into violence and drugs and certainly she won't condone her son getting into a gang or drugs. i've sometimes been criticized for that because they say all the 911 hijackers were educated and had university degrees and that certainly is true. but nobody botherd to check they're mothers and nearly all of them were i late rate an illiterate. exciting news and then i have to unfortunately talk to you about negative news. i've been in perhaps 120 cities over the past 14 months talking to maybe 50,000 people and i ask this question most places i go and i'll ask you today. how many of you are aware of the fact in afghanistan today, there's 5 point 2 million children going to school and 1 point 8 million of those are female and in 2000 there was only 8 hundred 6,000 kids in school. how many of you know that fact? one, two, you? so that makes my total now - i've counted 21 people in america. to me that's single most incredible inspiring news to come out of that country. that alone is justifica
the higher education a women has the more likely her son is to go on with education rather than getting into violence and drugs and certainly she won't condone her son getting into a gang or drugs. i've sometimes been criticized for that because they say all the 911 hijackers were educated and had university degrees and that certainly is true. but nobody botherd to check they're mothers and nearly all of them were i late rate an illiterate. exciting news and then i have to unfortunately talk to...
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i have been in education 20 years myself. it is incredibly important to me, because it is not my vocation, it is also my application. i have three children. we love it. we are incredibly proud of the program. and of all of our kids, of course. it is this time right now where we're seeing a transition from state to common standards, from print to digital, from delivering content, delivering learning in one setting to a hybrid model and to blend in learning to online. it is this time of transition from a state categorical funding and rules and regulations to a much more flexible and dynamic world that presents incredible opportunities, but incredible challenges for us. it is through the partnership that we will figure out a way through this and create a better way. we are incredibly proud of you, alas. more than anything, i want to say thank you. thank you for your work and allowing us to partner with you, and keep up a great work. [applause] >> thank you, john. you are better looking than re anyway. just kidding. i am going to
i have been in education 20 years myself. it is incredibly important to me, because it is not my vocation, it is also my application. i have three children. we love it. we are incredibly proud of the program. and of all of our kids, of course. it is this time right now where we're seeing a transition from state to common standards, from print to digital, from delivering content, delivering learning in one setting to a hybrid model and to blend in learning to online. it is this time of...
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we have 1532 para professionals and of these 921 are in special education. 611 in general education and early education and community out reach positions and security aids. if the pks is approved, 68 para professionals will receive notices which equates to approximately 3 percent of the workforce in this classification. this slide compares the para professional layoff for last year and this year. as you can see last year by the time that we sent out final notices we were able to significantly reduce the number from 158 down to 66. and in the end, all but four para professionals were called back last year. we are hopeful this will be the case this year as we continue to gather information from the sites in the central office departments. before wrapping up, and taking questions, i want to outline the reemployment process which is as follows. layed off staff replaced on a district reemployment list for a period of 39 months, reemployment will be offered according to seniority or adverse order of release and layed off teachers and para professionals will be offered employment as substitute
we have 1532 para professionals and of these 921 are in special education. 611 in general education and early education and community out reach positions and security aids. if the pks is approved, 68 para professionals will receive notices which equates to approximately 3 percent of the workforce in this classification. this slide compares the para professional layoff for last year and this year. as you can see last year by the time that we sent out final notices we were able to significantly...
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these qualities we should look for in all educational professionals. it is unclear to me why someone of her ability will not be reelected to teach next year. she's the kind of teacher that students will remember when they look back at their education. please reconsider this decision as i am looking forward to having my son in her class. it is teachers like her that restore faith in the public school system. most sincerely, glenda [inaudible]. >> good evening president norton and commissioners and everyone. [inaudible]. i hope i said that right. my name is christina [inaudible]. i am one of the non reelected teachers. i teach fourth grade at [inaudible] elementary. i'm here for two things. one is to introduce myself and the second is to ask you to help our community come up with a solution to this situation. i will call it in the most neutral /serpl situation. i humbly and respectfully bring before you 15 years of service in san francisco classrooms with a special education professional working with inclusion children from k to 5 across the board. i als
these qualities we should look for in all educational professionals. it is unclear to me why someone of her ability will not be reelected to teach next year. she's the kind of teacher that students will remember when they look back at their education. please reconsider this decision as i am looking forward to having my son in her class. it is teachers like her that restore faith in the public school system. most sincerely, glenda [inaudible]. >> good evening president norton and...
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engaged in events in education. the criteria is described in the program, i want go through it here. it is important for us to recognize community leaders with a commitment to the educational needs of our community to ensure that the next generation of pacific and asian americans are here to address the concerns. the finalists in the community leadership category are -- program direct
engaged in events in education. the criteria is described in the program, i want go through it here. it is important for us to recognize community leaders with a commitment to the educational needs of our community to ensure that the next generation of pacific and asian americans are here to address the concerns. the finalists in the community leadership category are -- program direct
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process to eliminate ineffective we have many young, capable educators who are being laid off and we are retaining people that you would be embarrassed to be employ. you could ask any parent and they would be able to give you the names. i recommend a performance management program that works. we know from the statistics that it doesn't, the one you have now. the second thing is that central office reduction should take precedence over cutting classroom resources and to continue to focus on the classroom resources is an error in judgment, in my opinion. and lastly, we run a lot of small schools. they have very high fixed overhead. consolidation of schools from a size perspective i think would be an effective solution. thank you. [applause] president mendoza: thank you. >> good evening. my name is kayden crantser, field staff for local 1021. as of last week, we start receiving phone calls with our folks being approached by their various supervisors informing them of layoffs. much to our amazement because we had not been notified by labor relations or by ajar, neither did we receive a l
process to eliminate ineffective we have many young, capable educators who are being laid off and we are retaining people that you would be embarrassed to be employ. you could ask any parent and they would be able to give you the names. i recommend a performance management program that works. we know from the statistics that it doesn't, the one you have now. the second thing is that central office reduction should take precedence over cutting classroom resources and to continue to focus on the...
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delegate to the board of education. we passed a resolution with the board of education with the support of implementing free a fast passes for all youth and san francisco. 56% of the school district school buses have been cut. the cuts will continue to increase over the next two years. in our society, we have the responsibility to make sure that youth have access to a free and public education. that should not exclude accessible transportation to and from school. we are urging you to vote for free muni for youth in san francisco. thank you so much. chairman brinkman: thank you. [applause] >> [reading names] >> hello, everyone. i am chair of the san francisco youth commission. i have spoken in front of you before. there are three things. we do not want to stigmatize muni as being only for low income. i am appreciative that the proposal includes -- it has proven that they do their free lunch status data, but it does not reach everyone. people do not consider themselves low end, and they do not want to apply. that is one o
delegate to the board of education. we passed a resolution with the board of education with the support of implementing free a fast passes for all youth and san francisco. 56% of the school district school buses have been cut. the cuts will continue to increase over the next two years. in our society, we have the responsibility to make sure that youth have access to a free and public education. that should not exclude accessible transportation to and from school. we are urging you to vote for...
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as have mike children and grandchildren, a jewish education. it is distinctly possible in san francisco. i am also very familiar with the basically two major waves of russian immigration in some francisco. my business was in the richmond district. i interfaced with many of them, as well as with the orthodox community, for that matter, and worked with the jewish community center in their outreach to the russian immigrant population as it came to san francisco. what dismays me, and what i asked for someone from the bureau of jewish education to speak is when to institutions that are sitting side by side have basically everything in common, whether it be education or religion -- they have failed. this is not an all of a sudden deal. they have had a lot of time to get together. and they obviously are not talking. and that bothers me greatly. i am not a scientist. i cannot tell you absolutely about anything. no one has proven to me it does or does not. to me, that is not an argument in this case. i do realize the uniqueness of the educational instit
as have mike children and grandchildren, a jewish education. it is distinctly possible in san francisco. i am also very familiar with the basically two major waves of russian immigration in some francisco. my business was in the richmond district. i interfaced with many of them, as well as with the orthodox community, for that matter, and worked with the jewish community center in their outreach to the russian immigrant population as it came to san francisco. what dismays me, and what i asked...
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we're nonprofit and we do both education and advocacy and on the education end we develop be curriculum and the curriculum is used widely across the country. it's in every state in the country and in canada and 70 countries around the world and programs we're familiar with is second step and i am hearing some nods and we have a -- idea of kind of what kind of things that we do, and i also do advocacy work so i come and speak at meetings like this. i was at the attorney general's meeting in washington state and i would like to congratulate you and especially those in law enforcement in california for the high level of discourse that you have incredibly impressed today by what i have heard and my hats off to you for all the good work you're doing. so i do advocacy and
we're nonprofit and we do both education and advocacy and on the education end we develop be curriculum and the curriculum is used widely across the country. it's in every state in the country and in canada and 70 countries around the world and programs we're familiar with is second step and i am hearing some nods and we have a -- idea of kind of what kind of things that we do, and i also do advocacy work so i come and speak at meetings like this. i was at the attorney general's meeting in...